An evolving assessment model for environmental carrying capacity: A case study of coral reef islands.
J Environ Manage
; 233: 543-552, 2019 Mar 01.
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em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30594899
ABSTRACT
Environmental carrying capacity (ECC) provides an insight into measuring sustainability of the vulnerable coral reef islands. However, an integrated assessment of ECC on the social-ecological system of reef islands is rarely existence. And conventional approaches miss addressing the difference of social development, which would lead to a misinterpretation of sustainable development of reef island system. This study develops an evolving model of RI-ECC which incorporates five specific development phases, and the assessment involves (1) identification and measurement of carrying components, (2) supply/demand surplus analysis of indicators and (3) ECC states determination. A case study is conducted in Zhaoshu Island of China, indicating the efficiency of RI-ECC model and serving as a reference for adaptive management.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Antozoários
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Recifes de Corais
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Environ Manage
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article
País de afiliação:
China